More than 30,000 Catholics will gather at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park on Friday and Saturday for the 2011 Eucharistic Congress.
The theme for the free event, which helps people grow in their faith, is "The Harvest is Abundant".
Speakers include Sister Olga, a nun from Iraq; Archbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; and Mario St. Francis, a "techno missionary".
The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday with mass at 6:30 p.m. led by Bishop Luis Zarama and followed by a healing service with Father Jack Durkin.
Doors open at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday followed by a procession of the Blessed Sacrament at 8:30 a.m. s. Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will welcome participants.
For more information : www.archatl.com/congress.
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